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Nostalgia & History > Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was!Date: 04/18/18 04:16 Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: Roadjob Top...westbound helper about to enter Gallitzen tunnel. 1973
Middle...big Alcos and Big EMD made for quite a show, location lost to memory, but neg was in 1975 file. bottom...Selkirk in 1974    Date: 04/18/18 04:43 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: Ray_Murphy What are the structures in Picture #1 - the remnants of a ventilation system?
Ray Date: 04/18/18 05:55 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: Roadjob Yes, they were ventilation fans
Date: 04/18/18 08:16 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: kgmontreal That second photo, the going-away with the two Alcos, is really special.
Ken Goslett Posted from Android Date: 04/18/18 10:31 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: ns2557 Shot 2. Could that be Middle Div. near Cove Pa perhaps? Sorta looks like it "could"be. Graet shots no matter. Ben
Date: 04/18/18 11:32 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: krm152 Photo 1 is super dramatic.
ALLEN Date: 04/18/18 12:42 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: Roadjob That would be a good guess. Has the look of that area.
Date: 04/18/18 12:55 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: march_hare Love the Galitzin shot.
Date: 04/18/18 13:19 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: RRBadTrack The middle photo is mesmerizing! There is so much to see. Hell, you can even see the heat from the crankcase breather on the trailing unit!!! The sound must have been incredible.
Fantastic photo series! Thanks for posting them. Date: 04/18/18 19:00 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: FriscoKid B&W is such a lost art. Thank you.
MLB Date: 04/19/18 07:24 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: NYSWSD70M RRBadTrack Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The middle photo is mesmerizing! There is so much > to see. Hell, you can even see the heat from the > crankcase breather on the trailing unit!!! Heat or Blow By? Your right, an amazing shot!. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/19/18 07:25 by NYSWSD70M. Date: 04/19/18 07:54 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: RRBadTrack NYSWSD70M Wrote:
"Heat or Blow By?" A combination of both. There are many things to like about Alco's. One of my favorites is the distinct "hot" smell of an idling unit from the crankcase breather. The visible heat and force of the exhaust from the breather in the photo illustrates the combination, under load, in an astonishing way. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/19/18 07:54 by RRBadTrack. Date: 04/19/18 10:55 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: NYSWSD70M RRBadTrack Wrote:
. There are many things to > like about Alco's. One of my favorites is the > distinct "hot" smell of an idling unit from the > crankcase breather. Yes the smell was very much a part of any Alco "encounter"! Date: 04/20/18 08:42 Re: Penn Central at its best...sometimes it actually was! Author: train1275 NYSWSD70M Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > RRBadTrack Wrote: > . There are many things to > > like about Alco's. One of my favorites is the > > distinct "hot" smell of an idling unit from the > > crankcase breather. > > Yes the smell was very much a part of any Alco > "encounter"! Yes and the eternal sound of ringing alarm bells. |